depression

Teen-dom has it's ups and downs. But I do enjoy it for the most part...mainly because I'm a good little girl XD

I will be unstoppable when I can drive and have a job!! More freedom and my own income and the possibilites *_* YES

OOOOOH.....I'm not going to say it, I'm not going to say it!!

its not what its cracked up to be?

No...I just wanted to say I so miss the days I couldn't drive....because now I HAVE to have a job..it's not an option!

Oh haha, yeah, I get that...it should be fun for a while, though, before it just gets old.

Teen years can be shit Keep going though and it does get better. I think one of the hardest things I found about being depressed as a teen is that you only have so much life to compare everything too. I know that makes no sense at all but what I mean is that being depressed for 2 years at 34 is just a small fraction of my life. Having a 2 year episode when I was 15 was a massive chunk (about one seventh?) so everything seems to feel like its going on forever and you have so much new stuff to try and get your head around - periods, boobs, boys/girls, exams, hormones, spots, friends, school, alcohol, careers stuff, moving out,identity stuff, you name it. Theres tons more I know but apparently the only time in your life when you will go through anywhere near this much change is retirement!! So Courtney be kind to yourself, your dealing with all of that plus a load of other stuff I don't know. You just need to keep going and hang onto the fact that it does get better. If you think you might be depressed go and have a word with your doctor. If you don't think they're taking you seriously and think its just normal teen stuff then see another one. Good luck x

kitkat has the right idea, I did it too. take steps to improve your life. Its a battle, but if you work hard, you will win. Its like a yo yo for me.

some days, I'm great, then others, very low

guys you should watch this...http://www.zshare.net/video/61473967c92f3016/

are we helping or harming?

I was put on meds, but my parents took me off, after they changed my personality.

I am on meds now, but these make me feel better....

The only thing I have is that I'm afraid to tell anyone, I'm afraid they won't take me seriously

make a doctors appointment. Say from the start that its your biggest worry. And write down some notes beforehand. I always find I forget things or can't think where to start so notes can help. Good luck.
Here are a couple of websites that might help http://halfofus.com - Pete Wentz talks about his problems with Depression. http://www.mind.org.uk/index.htm - uk site but really good.

depression is not a stigma anymore, I think we as a socity must get over this. but today I feel a bit better

I've been really low the last few days since my psychiatrist appointment. He wants to change my meds around and its thrown me into panic and this really low mood. I rang up in a state friday and the out of hours number thursday night but noone got back to me so I posted my new meds through the letterbox in an envelop addressed to the psychiatrist saying i rang at 9am and noone rang back. still noone has called. its just reinforcing my negative thoughts that theres no point, noone cares, I'm boring people, blah blah blah.... i'm even irritating myself

hugs, you need it. I feel that way to. I fight the depression, but sometimes I just want to sleep

depression is soooo haaaard. It feels like the whole world is just falling down around you, and that's on a good day. I never understood it, even though my sister and my best friend when I was younger had severe cases. But after I had my second baby, I got postpartum soo badly. I didn't go to the doctor for it, since just leaving the house at all was like this phenomenal task. My husband started drinking, since in our relationship I'm not allowed to be unhappy or he goes nuts. So I'm miserable and have these two little girls who depend on me, he's drinking and we're fighting every night because he's a very angry drunk, I'm even more miserable and trying to get things in order to leave him, which makes him even angrier... ughh I'm not even going to get into what a mess I made of things from then on. Eventually we resolved things, mostly, and for the most part we're okay now. It's been 2 1/2 years since my second gal was born, and I am grateful every day that I don't feel that way any more. The bad decisions I made during that time will affect me for the rest of my life, and I can't imagine I'll ever go through anything harder.

So I understand. Keeping yourself together, not doing something stupid just to make the misery end, not letting it consume you - it's pretty much a herculean task. Kudos to you guys that have to put up with clinical depression, and many many hugs. I care!

Thank you both. Depression is such a shitty illness. I'm glad Dani that things are better now and that you got through it. its so tough though. Thankfully I'm seeing the psychologist tomorrow and that does help. I rang and spoke the psychiatrist secretary again today but yet again noone has rang back. I have sent this long letter which I hope is clear without being rude or totally irrational. I know what he's asking me to do makes sense but depression doesn't and it can't be rushed and I feel as if I'm being rushed. That terrifies me.